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Toma winners

Nick McKenna, CSFM
Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Fields Texas A&M Athletics

2024 George Toma "Golden Rake" Award Winner

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Previous George Toma "Golden Rake" Award Recipients

YearAward Winner
2023Drew Miller, Ed.D., Brentsville School District Turfgrass Management Program
2022Jesse Driver, CSFM, Mid-Atlantic Turf, Inc.
2021Steve Bush, CSFM, CFB, Bush Sports Turf (IL) (awarded posthumously)
2020Tim Van Loo, CSFM, Iowa State
2019Kim Heck, CAE, Sports Turf Managers Association
2018Abby McNeal, CSFM, CPRP, Denver City and County Parks Department (CO)
2017Dan Bergstrom, CSFM, BBVA Compass Stadium
2016Bruce Suddeth, University of South Carolina Upstate (SC)
2015Ben Polimer, Town of Weston (MA)
2014Mike Albino, Ballard Sports, Syracuse (NY)
2013Matt Tobin, Pioneer Athletics, Saco (ME)
2012Michael Boettcher, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee (WI)
2011Tom Nielsen, Louisville Bats Baseball Club, Louisville (KY)
2010Mel Lanford, Retired from University of Texas, Austin (TX)
2009Craig Potts, Texas A&M University, College Station (TX)
2008David Reiss, Wasatch County School District, Heber City (UT)
2007Tony Diaz, Waukegan Park District (IL)
2006Todd Jeansonne, Louisiana State University and Jeff Kershaw, West Baton Rouge Parrish School
2005Jim Wiggins, Tomball ISD, Tomball (TX)
2004Kevin Meredith, National Soccer Hall of Fame (NY)
2003James Crawford, McFarland Schools (WI)
2002Jesse Cuevas, Rosenblatt Stadium (NE)
2001Terry Nance, Cape Fear High School (NC)
2000Connie Rudolph, CSFM, Midway Stadium (MN)
1999Boyd (Rob) Montgomery, Sylvania Recreation (OH)
1998Don Kelly, City of Rocky River (OH)
1997Timothy Burke, Town of Bethel (CT)

* Facility listed is where employed at time of award. Check Directory for current listing